Collar.



No. 709,074. Patented Sept. "3, 1902..

E. F. BROWN.

COLLAR Application UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

EDWIN F. BROWN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,074, dated September 16, 1902.

Application filed Juno 5, 1902. Serial No. 110,319. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Collars; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object the production of what is popularly known as a turn-down collar, which when a tie is used with it will not spread or open at the meeting edges of the ends of the collar, but will remain in its position notwithstanding the insertion of a tie betweenthe adjacent edges of the ends.

It consists, essentially, in the provision in each of the vertical edges of the outer fold of the collar of a notch or recess, so that when the ends are brought together on the neck of the wearer there is a comparatively circular opening or space in which the knotof the bow-tie may rest, thus preventing the bnlging out of the outer fold of the collar, thereby throwing the parts out of their normal position.

In the drawings, Figure Us a perspective View of my collar, and Fig. 2 a perspective view showing the tie in place.

In carrying out the invention, A represents the outer fold or portion of the collar, the ends of the inner fold or portion being shown by the dotted lines act. In each of the vertical edges of the outer fold is a recess a the two recesses being opposed to each other, so that when the collar is brought together on the neck of the wearer a substantially circular opening in the outer fold is made to receive the knot B of the tie. By the provision of the opening just described the knot is prevented from bulging the outer fold out of place, thereby preventing the spreading of the ends of the meeting edges, as would. be the case if the outer fold did not lie flat and in its normal position. The above-described openings also-prevent the tie from moving out of place, either up or down or in any other direction.

What I claim is 1. In a turn-down collar the outer fold thereof provided in its end with a recess to receive the knot of the tie.

2. In a turn down collar the outer fold thereof provided in each end with a recess to receive the knot of the tie.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN F. BROWN.

Witnesses:

CLARA C. CUNNINGHAM, II. S. GAITHER. 

